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I'm sorry you can't make an argument on return for investment when the military is being organised to roll out the needed vaccinations and the economy is being
by rob_c 5y ago
I'm sorry you can't make an argument on return for investment when the military is being organised to roll out the needed vaccinations and the economy is being shutdown due to the outbreak in my mind.
Unless the politicians just don't give a dam about educating the population they're trying to save.
In not suggesting we can ever change 100% of opinions 100% of the time, but open clear communication is the only proper tool for contering misinformation.
Alas we seem to be restoring to the old teachers approach of sit down and shut up or you get the cane for speaking out. Which is damaging for public trust in the long run.
- kubb 5y agoIf it were up to me, the vaccination would be obligatory for everyone worldwide, the virus would become extinct and we'd go back to no masks within a year. mRNA vaccination plants and research would be funded by taxes. That policy and openly communicating it to the public would get my ass shoveled out of any government position within a fortnight of course.
- rob_c 5y agoThat's called totalitarianism m'lord and I'm not sure the proles agree with assessment about the strong need for this and the learned elders have shown there is a lack of a need for this as a blanket policy. Whilst you return to your throne we'll begin inoculation of the at risk groups until the problem goes away.
- tomjen3 5y agoSure it would get you kicked out, but it is unlikely to do anything to hurt the trust of the public at large towards politicans, because you told them the truth. As I read you, and I could be wrong, it appears that your real complaint is that you can only get your strategy through by lying, but lying is bad so we should make lying not bad so you can ram your strategy through. If my reading is right, then it appears to be the same attitude that the plandemic people claim politicians have. A much more honest solution is to end all restrictions once everybody has been offered a vaccine. You take it, or you don't. We can discuss research funding once this is over.
- kubb 5y agoBecause of the way we collectively make decisions, there is no efficient strategy that we could get through. What we have is likely close to the best that we can achieve. Stuff like plandemic is a byproduct of how our society is organised, and how our minds work and so is the attitude that politicians take. They act close to optimal within the framework that they work in. Complaining that elected officials lie or not tell us the truth comes from a need for stability and predictability that we're looking for in authority figures, which is an illusion, and every leader knows that perfectly. Your proposed solution is an expression of that need. You want to make some sort of deal with someone, that's going to make the situation more bearable to you. This is analogous to a child that gets promised an hour of watching cartoons if they finish their homework. Because in this situation nobody really knows how long it will last, or what we need to do to solve it, we're unsatisfied, scared and vulnerable. And easy pray for people that want to capture our minds, and use it for their goals, be it political, financial, or just grabbing the attention that they need.
- iszomer 5y agoManufacturing Consent.
- rob_c 5y agoHmmm no. I'm not advocating this on any way shape or form. I'm encouraging discussion and debate and that people be informed to the point their decision can be trusted. Being a bit obsoletist about discussion and presenting evidence is bad is extremely concerning.